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Russian Helicopters Advances “High-Speed” Project
Moscow-based Russian Helicopters has unveiled more details on its Russian Advanced Commercial Helicopter (Rachel). The Rachel program is meant as an eventual replacement for the Mi-8/17 family. The “high-speed” medium twin will be capable of 194 knots, thanks to “streamlined main rotor blades and fuselage.” At 10 to 12 metric tons (22,000 to 26,400 pounds), it will have a seating capacity of 21 to 24 passengers. Also dubbed V-37, Rachel has a conventional configuration with one main rotor and one tail rotor. In the baseline configuration, it will have a convertible passenger/cargo cabin. It will use new—but so far unspecified—turboshaft engines.
Mil, which is part of Russian Helicopters, plans to build a flying testbed in 2013 to assess technologies pitched for the V-37. The results of these tests should be analyzed by 2014. The next phase will be supplier selection. Certification is then slated for 2018, with deliveries to follow in 2020
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